- #1 Serious Sam Classic: The First Encounter
84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 3,295 reviews2019
Dev: CroteamPub: Devolver Digital
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 45%
Serious Sam is a high-adrenaline single-play and 16-player co-operative arcade-action FPS and Gamespot's Game of the Year 2001!
Why similar: Classic 36.5% ★, FPS 25.5%, Action 7.2%, Co-op 6.5%, Shooter 5.7%
- #2 Serious Sam HD: The First Encounter
85% matchVery Positive93% of 8,688 reviews2009
Dev: CroteamPub: Devolver Digital
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 8.5 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Serious Sam HD: The First Encounter is a visually upgraded and fully Steam supported remake version of the original high-adrenaline single-play and 16-player co-operative arcade-action FPS which was Gamespot's Game of the Year 2001 and which scored overall of 87% on Metacritic!
Why similar: FPS 33.7%, Classic 19.9% ★, Co-op 9.5%, Action 7.4%, Shooter 7.2%
- #3 Serious Sam II
85% matchVery Positive90% of 13,675 reviews2012
Dev: CroteamPub: Devolver Digital
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 9.5 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Serious Sam II is a shot of adrenaline to the hearts of first-person shooter fans across the world. This is serious!
Why similar: FPS 27.4%, Classic 20.2% ★, Co-op 12.3%, Action 8.7%, Shooter 7.2%
- #4 Serious Sam Classic: The Second Encounter
84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,952 reviews2019
Dev: CroteamPub: Devolver Digital
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 40%
Serious Sam Classic: The Second Encounter is a high-adrenaline single-play and 16-player co-operative arcade-action FPS and Gamespot's Game of the Month February 2002!
Why similar: Classic 32.7% ★, FPS 24.5%, Action 7.9%, Co-op 7.3%, Shooter 5.7%
- #5 Quake
79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 15,265 reviews2007
Dev: id SoftwarePub: Bethesda Softworks
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 25.7 hrs≥1hr: 59%
Developed by the award-winning id Software, Quake® is the ground-breaking, original dark fantasy first-person shooter that inspires today’s retro-style FPS games. With Quake (Enhanced), experience the authentic, updated, and visually enhanced version of the original.
Why similar: Classic 41.2% ★, FPS 26.8%, Shooter 6.9%, Action 4.5%, Old School 4.2%
- #6 Quake II
78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 9,944 reviews2007
Dev: id SoftwarePub: Bethesda Softworks
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 63%
You are humanity’s last hope to stop the Strogg, a hostile alien race waging war against Earth. Play this military sci-fi FPS, now upgraded for modern platforms with improved visuals, new campaign content, online multiplayer/co-op, and more.
Why similar: Classic 37.3% ★, FPS 27.4%, Boomer Shooter 7% ★, Shooter 6.3%, Action 5.7%
- #7 Shadow Warrior Classic Redux
76% matchVery Positive90% of 3,591 reviews2013
Dev: General ArcadePub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 82%
The definitive version of the cult classic shooter, Shadow Warrior Classic Redux features remastered visuals and two massive expansion packs. Corporations rule every facet of life in a near-future Japan and employ Shadow Warriors, one-man armies of unparalleled skill, to protect their power and forcefully remove all opposition.
Why similar: Classic 39.9% ★, FPS 27.6%, Shooter 6.4%, Action 5.5%, Old School 5.1%
- #8 Serious Sam 3: BFE
76% matchVery Positive88% of 28,318 reviews2011
Dev: CroteamPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 13.4 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Serious Sam 3: BFE is a prequel to the original indie fast action FPS and Game of the Year sensation - Serious Sam: The First Encounter!
Why similar: FPS 37.7%, Co-op 14.7%, Action 9.5%, Gore 8%, Shooter 6.3%
- #9 Duke Nukem 3D: 20th Anniversary World Tour
76% matchVery Positive84% of 6,278 reviews2016
Dev: Nerve Software, Gearbox Software, LLCPub: Gearbox Publishing
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 9.7 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Frag like it’s 1996 – this time with even more asses to kick! Join the world’s greatest action hero in Duke Nukem 3D: 20th Anniversary World Tour as he saves Earth once again, kicking alien ass and saving babes across the globe along the way.
Why similar: Classic 37.4% ★, FPS 26.4%, Shooter 6.7%, Boomer Shooter 6.5% ★, Gore 5.4%
- #10 Serious Sam 4
74% matchVery Positive83% of 17,209 reviews2020
Dev: CroteamPub: Devolver Digital
Windows
Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 15.9 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Serious Sam 4 reignites the classic FPS series in a high-powered prequel loaded with an explosive arsenal, intergalactic carnage, and perfectly timed one-liners.
Why similar: FPS 27.9%, Classic 17.3% ★, Co-op 13.5%, Shooter 9.5%, Gore 9.1%
- #11 Painkiller Hell & Damnation
75% matchMostly Positive78% of 4,298 reviews2012
Dev: The Farm 51Pub: Prime Matter
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 9.5 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Evil has returned! Demonic powers are manifesting themselves as a myriad of dark creatures, fighting over the fates of imprisoned souls caught in Purgatory.
Why similar: FPS 34.3%, Classic 15.8% ★, Action 14%, Co-op 12.9%, Gore 7.6%
- #12 STAR WARS™ Dark Forces (Classic, 1995)
74% matchVery Positive89% of 3,049 reviews2009
Dev: LucasArts
Windows · Mac
Median: 24 minMean: 17.3 hrs≥1hr: 31%
Behind a veil of secrecy the evil Empire is creating a doomsday army - one that, if finished, will become the final cog in the Empire's arsenal of terror and domination. Your Mission? Join the Rebel Alliance's covert operations division, infiltrate the Empire.
Why similar: Classic 41.3% ★, FPS 30.5%, Shooter 7.9%, Action 7.3%, Old School 3.7%
- #13 Serious Sam Fusion 2017 (beta)
74% matchVery Positive93% of 5,388 reviews
Dev: CroteamPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 36 minMean: 12.7 hrs≥1hr: 44%
Serious Sam Fusion is a central hub for several existing Serious Sam games developed by Croteam. Cool new features, engine upgrades, patches and updates will be released to existing owners for FREE!
Why similar: FPS 26.6%, Classic 14.4% ★, Action 12.4%, Co-op 11.6%, Gore 9.4%
- #14 Far Cry®
74% matchVery Positive82% of 11,286 reviews2008
Dev: Crytek StudiosPub: Ubisoft
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 9.7 hrs≥1hr: 57%
A tropical paradise seethes with hidden evil in Far Cry®, a cunningly detailed action shooter that pushes the boundaries of combat to shocking new levels. Freelance mariner Jack Carver is cursing the day he ever came to this island.
Why similar: Classic 39.2% ★, FPS 34.2%, Shooter 7.9%, Action 7.4%, First-Person 3.3%
- #15 Shadow Warrior Classic (1997)
74% matchVery Positive93% of 1,626 reviews
Dev: 3D RealmsPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac
Median: 18 minMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 22%
Strap on your combat sandals...Lo Wang is coming to the Land of the Rising Sun to turn out the lights. Experience total blood immersion. If you can't touch, kill or drive something...then blow it away! Whether you're wielding shurikens, an Uzi, or a freshly plundered Guardian head...you've got your work cut out for you.
Why similar: Classic 43.7% ★, FPS 27.6%, Gore 5.8%, Action 5.8%, Shooter 5.3%
- #16 Quake 4
73% matchVery Positive88% of 3,751 reviews2011
Dev: RavenSoftPub: Bethesda Softworks
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 59%
As part of the elite Rhino Squad, you must spearhead Earth’s military invasion of a hostile alien homeworld. But, in this desperate war for humanity’s survival against an unrelenting enemy, you may discover that the only way to defeat them...is to become one of them.
Why similar: FPS 37%, Classic 26.3% ★, Shooter 10.2%, Action 8.1%, Gore 6.2%
- #17 Half-Life: Opposing Force
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 27,717 reviews1999
Dev: Gearbox SoftwarePub: Valve
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 39.3 hrs≥1hr: 65%
Return to the Black Mesa Research Facility as one of the military specialists assigned to eliminate Gordon Freeman. Experience an entirely new episode of single player action. Meet fierce alien opponents, and experiment with new weaponry. Named 'Game of the Year' by the Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences.
Why similar: FPS 51.1%, Classic 28.2% ★, Shooter 6.4%, Action 5.6%, First-Person 2.7%
- #18 Half-Life Deathmatch: Source
74% matchMostly Positive76% of 5,380 reviews2006
Dev: Valve
Windows · Linux
Median: 12 minMean: 42.7 hrs≥1hr: 24%
Half-Life Deathmatch: Source is a recreation of the first multiplayer game set in the Half-Life universe. Features all the classic weapons and most-played maps, now running on the Source engine.
Why similar: FPS 35.4%, Classic 27.4% ★, Action 14.6%, Shooter 9.8%, Multiplayer 6%
- #19 DOOM + DOOM II
72% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 27,707 reviews2007
Dev: id SoftwarePub: Bethesda
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 54%
Developed by id Software, and originally released in 1993 and 1994, the definitive, newly enhanced versions of DOOM + DOOM II are available as a combined product.
Why similar: Classic 43% ★, FPS 25.8%, Boomer Shooter 6.2% ★, Shooter 5.4%, Old School 5.3%
- #20 Aliens versus Predator Classic 2000
72% matchVery Positive87% of 2,753 reviews2010
Dev: Rebellion
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 39%
Aliens Versus Predator Classic 2000 features the Colonial Marine, Alien and Predator Campaigns and the frenetic single-player Skirmish mode from the original title: Alien Versus Predator Gold Edition, which was released to massive acclaim in 2000.
Why similar: Classic 44.7% ★, FPS 28.8%, Shooter 7%, Action 6.8%, Multiplayer 3.5%
- #21 STAR WARS™ Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II
72% matchVery Positive81% of 2,200 reviews2009
Dev: LucasArts
Windows
Median: 18 minMean: 25.4 hrs≥1hr: 30%
Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II picks up where the award-winning Dark Forces™ game left off...with even more features and firepower in dazzling 3D graphics. As Kyle Katarn, you must acquire a lightsaber and learn the ways of the Force to become a Jedi Knight.
Why similar: Classic 43% ★, FPS 28.5%, Action 12.2%, Shooter 6.2%, Sci-fi 3.6%
- #22 Chaser
72% matchMostly Positive70% of 1,350 reviews2010
Dev: CauldronPub: THQ Nordic
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 53%
Mars, 2044. The UN establishes MARSCORP (Martian Security and Economics Committee) under the leadership of Samuel Longwood. In the years that follow, the UN gradually loses control of MARSCORP, mainly due to the non-transparent licence policy of its director.
Why similar: FPS 38.2%, Classic 30.3% ★, Action 10%, Shooter 7.1%, First-Person 4.3%
- #23 Strife: Veteran Edition
70% matchVery Positive89% of 655 reviews2014
Dev: Rogue EntertainmentPub: Nightdive Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Hailed as the original FPS-RPG game that spawned countless imitators, Strife: Veteran Edition is a love letter to the classic from 1996.
Why similar: Classic 45.3% ★, FPS 29.2%, Action 8.6%, Boomer Shooter 7.4% ★, Shooter 3.9%
- #24 DOOM 3
70% matchVery Positive86% of 12,087 reviews2012
Dev: id SoftwarePub: Bethesda Softworks
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 13.0 hrs≥1hr: 66%
A demonic invasion has overwhelmed the Union Aerospace Corporation's Mars research facility. As one of only a few survivors, you must fight your way to hell and back against a horde of demons in this award-winning horror/action FPS and reimagining of the original DOOM.
Why similar: FPS 35.5%, Classic 33.6% ★, Shooter 9.4%, Action 7%, Gore 4.8%
- #25 SiN Episodes: Emergence
70% matchVery Positive90% of 1,417 reviews2006
Dev: Ritual EntertainmentPub: Atari
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 66%
You are John Blade, commander of HardCorps, an elite security force dedicated to protecting the people of Freeport City. Four years have passed since your first battle with Elexis Sinclaire, a beautiful, brilliant, and ruthless scientist who is out to remake humanity according to her own twisted vision.
Why similar: FPS 38.9%, Classic 27.5% ★, Action 16.3%, Shooter 7.6%, Old School 2.7%
- #26 Quake III Arena
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 3,977 reviews2007
Dev: id Software
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 14.3 hrs≥1hr: 42%
The greatest warriors of all time and space have been summoned to battle for the amusement of an ancient alien race. Wield a variety of guns and power-ups as you fight for glory against ruthless combatants in this fast-paced single-player and multiplayer FPS.
Why similar: Classic 40.2% ★, FPS 32.1%, Shooter 6.5%, Action 6.5%, Multiplayer 4.7%
- #27 Half-Life: Blue Shift
69% matchVery Positive93% of 20,341 reviews2001
Dev: Gearbox SoftwarePub: Valve
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 37.3 hrs≥1hr: 60%
Made by Gearbox Software and originally released in 2001 as an add-on to Half-Life, Blue Shift is a return to the Black Mesa Research Facility in which you play as Barney Calhoun, the security guard sidekick who helped Gordon out of so many sticky situations.
Why similar: FPS 47.1%, Classic 28.2% ★, Shooter 8.6%, Action 8.3%, First-Person 3.4%
- #28 Daikatana
72% matchMixed53% of 1,134 reviews2013
Pub: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 13.0 hrs≥1hr: 26%
In 2455 AD, Kage Mishima used the magical powers of Daikatana, the most powerful sword ever forged, to alter time and establish himself as supreme dictator. You are Hiro Miyamoto, one of the few people on earth who knows what happened.
Why similar: FPS 29.7%, Classic 28.4% ★, Action 18.2%, Shooter 11.1%, First-Person 5.6%
- #29 HeXen II
70% matchMostly Positive79% of 598 reviews2007
Dev: Raven SoftwarePub: id Software
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 24%
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse lurk in the shadows before you. They are Death, Pestilence, Famine, and War. They are the root of all that is evil, but the least of your worries. The last of the three Serpent Riders yet lives.
Why similar: Classic 48.4% ★, FPS 30.3%, Action 9%, Boomer Shooter 5.3% ★, Shooter 3.9%
- #30 STAR WARS™ Jedi Knight - Mysteries of the Sith™
70% matchMixed67% of 1,018 reviews2009
Dev: LucasArts
Windows
Median: 6 minMean: 35.7 hrs≥1hr: 19%
It is five years after Kyle's victory over the seven dark Jedi. Invading Imperial forces advance upon a quiet Rebel outpost, interrupting Kyle's training of a brave new Jedi, Mara Jade. First introduced in Timothy Zahn's award-winning Star Wars novel, Heir to the Empire, Mara Jade blends her past experiences as a one time smuggler and...
Why similar: Classic 31.9% ★, FPS 29.1%, Action 18.4%, Shooter 8.9%, Sci-fi 4.1%
- #31 DOOM 64
66% matchVery Positive93% of 8,413 reviews2020
Dev: id SoftwarePub: Bethesda Softworks
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 48%
Play the enhanced version of the original game released on the Nintendo 64 in 1997. Years have passed since you stopped Hell’s invasion of Earth. Quarantined for humanity’s safety, the UAC research facilities on Mars were abandoned and forgotten...until now.
Why similar: Classic 39.7% ★, FPS 25.4%, Action 8.2%, Boomer Shooter 7% ★, Shooter 7%
- #32 Black Mesa
65% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 140,969 reviews2020
Dev: Crowbar Collective
Windows · Linux
Median: 8.2 hrsMean: 23.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Relive Half-Life.
Why similar: Classic 34.3% ★, FPS 31.7%, Shooter 9.5%, Action 7.5%, First-Person 5.1%
- #33 Half-Life 2
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 269,106 reviews2004
Dev: Valve
Windows · Linux
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 34.9 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Reawakened from stasis in the occupied metropolis of City 17, Gordon Freeman is joined by Alyx Vance as he leads a desperate human resistance. Experience the landmark first-person shooter packed with immersive world-building, boundary-pushing physics, and exhilarating combat.
Why similar: Classic 37.6% ★, FPS 37.2%, Shooter 7.6%, Action 7.4%, First-Person 3.5%
- #34 Blood II: The Chosen + Expansion
71% matchMixed47% of 686 reviews2014
Dev: Monolith ProductionsPub: Atari
Windows
Median: 18 minMean: 2.9 hrs≥1hr: 28%
Includes original Blood II: The Chosen and add-on package The Nightmare LevelsAn immersive atmosphere full of dark humor and exciting actionFour playable characters and wide variety of weapons
Why similar: Classic 31.7% ★, FPS 28.7%, Action 14.4%, Shooter 12.6%, Gore 6.6%
- #35 Kingpin — Life of Crime
69% matchVery Positive80% of 476 reviews2009
Dev: Xatrix EntertainmentPub: Interplay Inc.
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 47%
Kingpin is a tale of revenge. Take control of a street gang and order your recruits to attack, defend or even do a little safe-cracking to pick up some needed cash. Use that cash to buy nastier weapons and take down your punk enemies in this intense first-person shooter. Being the Kingpin is half attitude and all action.
Why similar: Classic 41% ★, FPS 28.8%, Action 11.2%, Shooter 6.7%, Gore 6%
- #36 Turok 2: Seeds of Evil
67% matchVery Positive90% of 2,757 reviews2017
Dev: Iguana EntertainmentPub: Nightdive Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 9.2 hrs≥1hr: 60%
Having defeated the Campaigner, Turok throws the Chronocepter into a waiting volcano to destroy it. Unfortunately the blast awakens an even deadlier force - The Primagen. Once again a Turok is tasked with restoring peace to the land and stopping the Primagen from merging Earth with the nether world.
Why similar: Classic 40.3% ★, FPS 29.6%, Action 7.1%, Gore 6.5%, Shooter 4.5%
- #37 Painkiller: Black Edition
68% matchVery Positive89% of 2,245 reviews2007
Dev: People Can FlyPub: Prime Matter
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 12.4 hrs≥1hr: 59%
Painkiller Black Edition includes the expansion pack Battle Out of Hell, featuring 10 additional single-player levels and many new villains.
Why similar: Classic 35.9% ★, FPS 27%, Gore 10.5%, Shooter 8.7%, Action 8.1%
- #38 Red Faction II
69% matchMixed52% of 1,252 reviews2009
Dev: VolitionPub: Deep Silver
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 42%
Twenty-second century Earth. Five years after the rebellion on Mars. For the last 15 years, Sopot, the corrupt dictator, has oppressed the people of the Commonwealth. His relentless pursuit of unification with the neighboring United Republic has left the country soaked in unnecessary bloodshed and poverty.
Why similar: FPS 39.8%, Classic 25.6% ★, Action 16.5%, Shooter 10.6%, First-Person 3.8%
- #39 Team Fortress Classic
67% matchVery Positive87% of 9,074 reviews1999
Dev: Valve
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 18 minMean: 33.5 hrs≥1hr: 26%
One of the most popular online action games of all time, Team Fortress Classic features over nine character classes -- from Medic to Spy to Demolition Man -- enlisted in a unique style of online team warfare. Each character class possesses unique weapons, items, and abilities, as teams compete online in a variety of game play modes.
Why similar: Classic 34% ★, FPS 25.5%, Action 16.2%, Shooter 7.8%, Multiplayer 4.6%
- #40 STAR WARS™ Jedi Knight II - Jedi Outcast™
67% matchVery Positive91% of 4,851 reviews2009
Dev: Raven SoftwarePub: LucasArts
Windows · Mac
Median: 54 minMean: 19.2 hrs≥1hr: 49%
The Legacy of Star Wars Dark Forces™ and Star Wars® Jedi Knight lives on in the intense first-person action of Jedi Outcast.
Why similar: Classic 46.7% ★, FPS 22.2%, Action 12.3%, Shooter 7%, Multiplayer 4.7%
- #41 Duke Nukem Forever
67% matchMixed69% of 11,409 reviews2011
Dev: Gearbox SoftwarePub: 2K
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 15.3 hrs≥1hr: 77%
The King arrives with an arsenal of over-the-top weapons, giant explosions and pure unadulterated fun!
Why similar: FPS 43.4%, Classic 14.5% ★, Action 10.6%, Shooter 9.7%, Comedy 5.1%
- #42 Turok
64% matchVery Positive93% of 4,082 reviews2015
Dev: Iguana EntertainmentPub: Nightdive Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 57%
A world where time has no meaning - and evil knows no bounds. Torn from a world long gone, the time traveling warrior Turok has found himself thrust into a savage land torn by conflict.
Why similar: Classic 41.1% ★, FPS 26.3%, Shooter 8.4%, Action 8%, Gore 4.1%
- #43 Return to Castle Wolfenstein
64% matchVery Positive93% of 8,949 reviews2007
Dev: Gray Matter StudiosPub: Bethesda Softworks
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 52%
World War II rages and nations fall. The Nazis are twisting science and the occult into an army capable of annihilating the Allies once and for all. As US Army Ranger William “B.J.” Blazkowicz, pierce the black heart of the Third Reich and stop them...or die trying.
Why similar: Classic 44.8% ★, FPS 30.1%, Action 7.3%, Shooter 6.6%, First-Person 2.9%